Salem witch trials


 

The Salem witch trials of Colonial America resulted in a number of convictions and executions for witchcraft in 1692 in Massachusetts, the result of a period of factional infighting and Puritan paranoia which led to the deaths of at least 25 people and the imprisonment of scores more.

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Colonial America - Witchcraft - 1692 - Massachusetts - Puritan - Paranoia

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►Reasons for the hysteria
►Participants
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